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Make Your Windows App for the 1%

24 points by ductionist 10y ago

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qiqitori 10y ago
I vaguely recall Microsoft (long ago) announcing that Android apps will at some point work on Windows Phone. Googling for e.g. 'android apps on windows phone' yields a number of pages that explain how to accomplish this, but does anyone have any first-hand experience? Does it work well? Do most apps seem to work?
- ductionist 10y ago
  I couldn't find anything - is it possible you're thinking of running Android apps on Blackberry devices? That was a thing on BB10. Edit: `belltaco found it :)
- belltaco 10y ago
  http://venturebeat.com/2016/02/25/microsoft-kills-project-astoria-its-tool-for-porting-android-apps-to-windows-10/ http://venturebeat.com/2016/02/25/microsoft-kills-project-as...
- plorkyeran 10y ago
  It was present in some early previews but then removed and abandoned: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/microsoft-confirms-android-on-windows-astoria-tech-is-gone/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/micro.... It later turned into bash-on-windows since the Linux subsystem part worked much better than the Android layer on top of that.
- divbit 10y ago
  Not quite what you are asking, but if it's written in React-Native or Xamarin, then it can be pretty close to the same codebase from Android to Windows Phone (or I guess they like it called Windows 10 Mobile)
- dualogy 10y ago
  > Android apps will at some point work on Windows Phone Shines a whole additional angle on the "first-class Linux subsystem inside Win 10" efforts lately..
- JohnnyChase 10y ago
  Yep, it was called Project Astoria. Sadly, MS pulled the plug on it a little while ago. The rumors are that it was cancelled because it actually worked too well. The original expectation was that devs had to do a little bit of work to make the app(s) work on Windows Phone but it was looking like they didn't have as much work as they would they would. This was concerning for MS as they thought that devs wouldn't put much effort into making the app work properly on WP and would just release the same version as Android. Not to mention, there would never be a reason for devs to switch to developing UWP apps, if their Android apps could just be ported without much effort.
candiodari 10y ago
Author: Ben, CEO, User Camp http://user.camp/ http://user.camp/ User Camp is dedicated to helping Windows Store developers succeed. You should follow us on Twitter. Seems relevant. Not that it discredits his arguments necessarily, but it still seems relevant.
- ductionist 10y ago
  That's me! Happy to answer any questions. I wrote this article to address a trend I'm seeing in the Windows Store, where developers aren't treating small format devices (like the beleaguered Windows 10 Mobile platform) properly, and to make the case for doing so even though the user numbers alone don't justify it.
  - candiodari 10y ago
    Thanks for replying ! I actually love portable windows devices. The joys of just having your files accessible and having programs just run. I had forgotten how that feels. Just getting a cache of files onto a device with a simple copy and then working on them on the go. Compared with android, and especially apple it's such a relief. And I'm soooo tired of app stores with their crappy apps that never seem to do more than a parlor trick. That said, I do think you should state any financial interest you have upfront.
- RandomOpinion 10y ago
  What's your point? The article is about how to make existing Windows UWP apps work on mobile form factor displays and devices. It doesn't sell anything or attempt to persuade people to port their apps to Windows.
  - stagbeetle 10y ago
    It's the classic content marketing approach of rehashing some a bunch of simple points in order to funnel readers into his "expert consultant" service. All though in this case, it's got a good makeup job.

24 points by ductionist 10y ago

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I vaguely recall Microsoft (long ago) announcing that Android apps will at some point work on Windows Phone. Googling for e.g. 'android apps on windows phone' yields a number of pages that explain how to accomplish this, but does anyone have any first-hand experience? Does it work well? Do most apps seem to work?

ductionist 10y ago
I couldn't find anything - is it possible you're thinking of running Android apps on Blackberry devices? That was a thing on BB10. Edit: `belltaco found it :)
belltaco 10y ago
http://venturebeat.com/2016/02/25/microsoft-kills-project-astoria-its-tool-for-porting-android-apps-to-windows-10/ http://venturebeat.com/2016/02/25/microsoft-kills-project-as...
plorkyeran 10y ago
It was present in some early previews but then removed and abandoned: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/microsoft-confirms-android-on-windows-astoria-tech-is-gone/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/micro.... It later turned into bash-on-windows since the Linux subsystem part worked much better than the Android layer on top of that.
divbit 10y ago
Not quite what you are asking, but if it's written in React-Native or Xamarin, then it can be pretty close to the same codebase from Android to Windows Phone (or I guess they like it called Windows 10 Mobile)
dualogy 10y ago
> Android apps will at some point work on Windows Phone Shines a whole additional angle on the "first-class Linux subsystem inside Win 10" efforts lately..
JohnnyChase 10y ago
Yep, it was called Project Astoria. Sadly, MS pulled the plug on it a little while ago. The rumors are that it was cancelled because it actually worked too well. The original expectation was that devs had to do a little bit of work to make the app(s) work on Windows Phone but it was looking like they didn't have as much work as they would they would. This was concerning for MS as they thought that devs wouldn't put much effort into making the app work properly on WP and would just release the same version as Android. Not to mention, there would never be a reason for devs to switch to developing UWP apps, if their Android apps could just be ported without much effort.

candiodari 10y ago

Author: Ben, CEO, User Camp http://user.camp/ http://user.camp/ User Camp is dedicated to helping Windows Store developers succeed. You should follow us on Twitter. Seems relevant. Not that it discredits his arguments necessarily, but it still seems relevant.

ductionist 10y ago
That's me! Happy to answer any questions. I wrote this article to address a trend I'm seeing in the Windows Store, where developers aren't treating small format devices (like the beleaguered Windows 10 Mobile platform) properly, and to make the case for doing so even though the user numbers alone don't justify it.
- candiodari 10y ago
  Thanks for replying ! I actually love portable windows devices. The joys of just having your files accessible and having programs just run. I had forgotten how that feels. Just getting a cache of files onto a device with a simple copy and then working on them on the go. Compared with android, and especially apple it's such a relief. And I'm soooo tired of app stores with their crappy apps that never seem to do more than a parlor trick. That said, I do think you should state any financial interest you have upfront.
RandomOpinion 10y ago
What's your point? The article is about how to make existing Windows UWP apps work on mobile form factor displays and devices. It doesn't sell anything or attempt to persuade people to port their apps to Windows.
- stagbeetle 10y ago
  It's the classic content marketing approach of rehashing some a bunch of simple points in order to funnel readers into his "expert consultant" service. All though in this case, it's got a good makeup job.